Season 2

Season 2 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on January 6, 2006, on the ABC network.

On February 24, 2006, 98 Degrees singer Drew Lachey and professional dancer Cheryl Burke were announced the winners, marking the first win for Burke.

Couples
Rapper Romeo was scheduled to appear in this season, but suffered an injury before the first show and was replaced by his father, Master P. (Romeo eventually participated in Season 12 and was partnered with Chelsie Hightower). This season expanded to ten couples from six in the previous season. All the professional dancers from Season 1, with the exception of Alec Mazo (who was the incumbent champion) and Charlotte Jørgensen, were a part of Season 2. The ten celebrities and professional dance partners were: Drew Lachey returned for the All-Stars season, where this time he was paired with Anna Trebunskaya. They finished 11sh place.

Hosts and Judges
Tom Bergeron returned as host while Samantha Harris replaced Lisa Canning as co-host.

Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.

Average Chart
This table only counts dances scored on a 30-point scale.

Highest and Lowest Scoring Performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:

Couples' Highest and Lowest Scoring Dances
Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum.

Weekly Scores
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Dance Chart
The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week:


 * 1) Cha-cha-cha or Waltz
 * 2) Rumba or Quickstep
 * 3) Jive or Tango
 * 4) Paso doble or Foxtrot
 * 5) Samba and group Salsa
 * 6) One unlearned dance and group Viennese Waltz
 * 7) One unlearned ballroom and latin dance
 * 8) Favourite dance, Freestyle and randomly chosen dance

Controversy
The fan voting for Master P and Jerry Rice received some controvery during this season. Master P received very low points from the judges during his time on the show and the fans and judges were disappointed that he outlasted Tatum O'Neal and Giselle Fernandez. Towards the end of the competition, Jerry Rice received negative feedback from the judges and scores that were much lower than his competitors, but he advanced to the finals. Even though Rice improved during the finals, some viewers and critics were disappointed with Rice getting into the finals over Lisa Rinna and taking second place over Stacy Keibler.